Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-02
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sountwy rupies the haaxt q Wsahtng
Ian Territory Far 90 10 TIE direction
y the boundary line watch separates
.hs fsrFitofy Of ths UsiEsd States from
BRITISH Cosnmbia. IN that nnuntAin0as
aistrisa IN shtoh tie Skykomish. fbs
ssant1, tbs Msshog. TIE We1asehie aud
osheE rivers have thar sD1rse. sc Va
kima River TAKES rs rise, snd a0NinR
In . ssuthexiy dirsction empties
into Tie Coiumbia River within thirty
miles Of Waslnis. uezg TIE a1Efhern
b0e3eF Of tbs IsEris0rs. The pEineapsi
Il batarieH % the Yakims ere the Gle
elm. the Kitlitaa. the Wenss, tbs Estch-
~, Tie Ahtanam, shs To2atsa and TIE
Satsz. These streams. toesEhsr With
the Takius River, dratn about 80 uiiss
fron n1rsh 20 s0uth OF the eastern siope
~ tbs Casaade Mountains Ersn re
soufos 30 fts N 7ntn ths f4kina River
ie sbout 80 milsa Ia length. Ia the
VI sfnitF o. its neadEafers, est Of TIE
Saoqa4imie Pass. are Likes K4tcheez,
kftcnIas aad Cts elm. These are bsan-
ttfai bodies Of Walsf, FROM seTe1 20
twelve miles long and frem two 10 I've
miles vide. aEd surrounded ~ forest
primeeal" and scenery Of 50 most 70
maEsfs charasfer. Their waters are Of
"a uuknovn dsptb. Of crystal parity
and abonnd Ia dsh. Trey aF6 as en-
Altitude OF from 200 10 5000 feet, near
tbs liue OF the Northern Psoid3 k4ti
road. and are already escomiag attract
i've places Of Summer resort, naore Is
paelalLy amonxst tue residents Of sEe
vsEm aud dry regions OF Eastern
Washington.
Lbs hiRhess slopes Of the Cascades on
ahe east, as 90 the west sid, are c0TeE
ed With a naanifcant grueth Of tln
Der, in which shs various % c'es Of dr.
cedar, tamaFaek and pine psedOminate-
Ga the lower slopes the principal
provth IL that Of yellow pine OF inferior
qaaiity. East Of tbs Cascade Nom
taias tbs co1ntry is q tFesiess one, en-
tireiy destitute Of timber, ex3ept an
occasional fringe 81 cottonwood on the
bank OF some river o. stream Of water.
The topography Of the o0uatry consists
Of long and high ridges, often known
40 divides running N an easteFly or
s0atheasteriy direction from the Gas
cades. interspersed with beautiful val
ieys. varying In vi5ts from Oae 20
twenty miles. These high ridges FIRE
qusntIy drop OF into eleYsted table
lands. whieh vary ia altitude from 1000
to 2500 feet shove the level of the sea.
Thees ridges and elevated table lands
are usually covered with bu Oh glass,
whilst ths valleys between them are,
With some exceptions, csvsFed with sage
brush. II is a peculiarly OF tais part
Of the country that the rains. which
come chiefly from the wesi and south
west, are pFeeipitsted on the high lands
more than upon the valleys, aud as tue
currents OF moisture which ara not cut
"a BY the SUBMITS OF the Cascades are
limited 10 quantity, the result Is a short
rainfall ia the Yskina Valley, more par
ticulariy IN It's iswer portions. The re
suit tsthat these lawer portions are GOV
cred With sage brush. present q dry aud
arid appearance and require irrigation
for successful caltivati0u, whilst she
higher tasie lands and ridges are GOV
sred with q rich growth Of bunch grass,
and are susceptible Of a iuxurIauG
growth ut cereals. fruits and vegetables.
such IS are eomm0a 70 temperate lati
tudes. without any addition TO the
EnnistnFe provided BY nature. Beine
ditiicait Of access and having its ex
tsnsive ranges occupied BY large herds
of cattle aud horses, whosa owners bsd
no desire Tor rear nsighbore. the settle
ment Of the Yakima coeatry progressed
bat slowly prior 60 the construction ii
she Cascade Branch Of tue Norsheln
Pacific X ailway. The firat settlements
Of an agricultural character we're made
IA the kittitas Valley, on the Yakims
River, where IL debeuohes from the Cas-
oade Mountains, where the convenience
Of timber and small streams from ttls
hills suitable for irrigation purposes
were particularly inviting to early set
tiers. The Kttitas il beautiful valley
about forty miles long and twelve mile.
vide, With the YakimA River running
through its center. IL ttkes its Rhrpt
from the kittitas. small stream whict
empties into the Yakima al the love,
end Of the valley. About midway be-
tween the upper and lower ends of sui.
gsliey - located the town OF Ellens
burg. 3 thriving pia9s OF about 7O0 10.
D sOitsnts Ia the midst Of & feFtil.
country, and where the Northern Pa,
mo Railroad Gem any has recent,
loosted i,s round house aud shops fol
the Mountain Division of the Cascade
Branchs IhIs railroad Is almost CON
pleied to the tunnel nog Ia the coars.
~ construction through the summis oi
he Cascades, and by means of a ssitsh
suck, or temporary track across III,
snmmit, q is expected that commuuiea
t.oa with Paget sound will b op.asc
40 within two or three months Tn
zane railroad company has also rpeently
spnusd % eisl held about tart, tntis,,
" Il Of EilensburR whiea promises e
be Sna OF she most extensive and valu-
able coal districts in Washington Terri
tory. The coal is Of excellent qualit,
for steam as well as domestic purposes
and tue company has large force Of
,nen as work IN the coal mines noe BE-
lag opposed up at Roslyn, a usw tswr
IN the ceuter of the miniHe district
abant three and half mites from ths
main line Of the railroad, aud 70 waiot
A branch has been bailt Aoa Is now IL
operation. From this LOCALITY il is ex.
peoted that toe greater para OF Eastern
Washington and Northern idaho vii
be supplied with fuel. and TIE motiy,
power OF the road viii also be Supplied
from the same eouros fer several nm
dred miles OF its Western Division
The altitude Of she Kistitas yAlley 4
sbout 1879 feet above the level OF ID.
sea. The winters are sofnefiEles severe
and snow usu lily lies on the Rroand fol
,Aree months, but q failore Of crops /,
almost unknown. and large naabeIs OF
fat cattle, sheep and hogs are driver
10 the markets Of the ssand every sea
son. About 20 miles below Eliensbura
on the line OF the railroad, is located
me town Of North Yakina, tue count,
seat az Yakima. as Elem bara Il tAs
eoantx seal of Klttitas eoanty. North
Yskina is about l00o feet above tide,
1atar, and is also surrounded by a rieh
and fertile country, chiefly ineladed i
he wenas. the NAtcAex. the AhtAnau
ard tue Mcxss valleys. Here as else.
uhere the valley lands, though covered
With sag bsus6. Whenever they haxs
5een cultivated and irrigated, have
cFoved 20 be OF extraordinary richness
and the crops Of wheat, earn, hops, to
haeca, sorghum. sweet potatoes, tona.
so1s Ana otnsr vegetables. together ufth
peacaes and oihsF fruits, have aston
ishrd even thnss Who were Reonfoasd
20 ths riehness and variety Of Caiiforuis
urodnetians. The Reagrlphiezl loca.
ion. eonvenieues Of aecass-when tas
NorlheFu Paeide Railroad II eo1npl steS
across she moaatains--4iin rs desirabis
eandHious sBd saFro1nainRs % soil
afimata All production, m4ke IL alto
1sther prosable tb4t NORTH Yakima val
Dec. me. ~ 50 early day, tbs capital Of